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According to Monroe County election supervisor Karen Wheeler, 17,997 absentee ballots had been sent out to voters as of Friday and 6,517 of them received by her office. When The Square Beacon touched base with Wheeler on Saturday morning, she said about 5,000 more ballots still need

Bloomington’s city hall, closed to the public since the third week of March, will re-open in a limited way next Tuesday, the day after Memorial Day. The city’s mayor, John Hamilton, gave a reminder about the limited re-opening at Friday afternoon’s weekly press conference. Local leaders give

At its regular meeting Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council voted to approve an appropriation ordinance that includes, among other things, a reclassification of funds to pay for a repaving of College Mall Road. The project, which extends between 3rd Street and Moores Pike, is planned for later this summer.

At Wednesday’s regular meeting of Monroe County’s commissioners, another $5,000 COVID-19 relief grant was made to a tourism-related business outside Bloomington city limits, using food and beverage tax proceeds. The breakdown for Pili’s Party Taco’s use of the $5,000 grant is: $1,800 rent;

At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday night, the five-member Bloomington Transit board approved a two-phase reopening plan for public bus service in the city. The plan sets June 1 as the date when something closer to a normal summer break schedule will resume. Public buses in Bloomington have still

According to a press release issued by Bloomington’s police department, a suspect has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a stabbing death in the south part of the city. The press release notes that criminal charges are just accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless